Earnest Entreaty...

Today's poem inspired in part by the messages below,Esp. this line; nothing is worse than men who think that they seewhen they are in reality, blind.and when, in their delusion they make bold, to act as leadersand guides for others. We love You, Lord, Because You first loved us, then pray that weLive to be like vessels out-poured in glad humilityNot wise in our own eyes, with truth, imagination-blurredBut a people that dearly prize the statutes of your Word Oh, may the love that we confess be more than verbal spewConvicted by Your holiness to live holy lives tooAnd as we meditate upon our Saviour we adoreMay Want be narrowed down to One/one; to love You more and more Lest false teachers tease truth with lies that lull heart’s eyes to sleepUntil we do not recognize the wolves among the sheepLest deceived, believing we see, are like blind leading blindLord, help us seek You earnestly, with heart and soul and mind Lest love becomes a clanging gong, sanctify, by Thy WordTrue love, to enkindle a song of worship, undeterredA hymn, so very precious, because we are subjects ofThe love of He who © Janet Martin John 17:17Sanctify them by Your truth. Your word is truth.